Juniper berries, here still attached to a branch, are actually modified conifer cones. A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry-like appearance.
Grand Canyon SR--most scenic route to and from & hiking trail questions. Help, please. We're flying into Phoenix and driving to the Grand Canyon South Rim soon and I'm trying to decide whether the view along the way would be better if we arrived via the east park entrance (via Cameron) and left via the south (Tusayan) entrance or vice versa?
The canyon is the most famous natural attraction in the USA and possibly in the world. The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park one of the first national parks in the United States.